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Wellington: History, Former Names & Timeline

Harbour city at the southern tip of the North Island, capital of New Zealand since 1865.

Map showing Wellington in 1815Wellington
Border map for 1815. See the world in 1815.

Explore Wellington in the interactive map

Former names of Wellington

FromNameNote
1840Wellington

Timeline of Wellington

YearEvent
1840New Zealand Company settlers arrive
1865Becomes the capital of New Zealand
1893New Zealand becomes the first country to give women the vote

Who ruled Wellington

Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.

PeriodState
500 BC–1299Unclaimed / no data
1300–1599Maori
1600–1649Maoris
1650–1782Maori
1783–1814Māori
1815–1879Maori
1880–1913Māori
1914–todayNew Zealand

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